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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1996
Mitsugu Hamajima, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Yasuo Toyoshima, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Hironori Kawasaki, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Yayoi Fukuhara, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Minoru Nakanishi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An absorbent article has a substantially elongated shape and includes a topsheet 2, a backsheet 3, and an absorbent member 4. The topsheet 2 includes a sheet member which has one surface 2a exhibiting hydrophobic properties and another surface 2b exhibiting hydrophilic properties. The one surface of the topsheet is a skin contactable surface, and the other surface faces the absorbent member 4. The backsheet serves as an anti-leakage sheet and is disposed at opposing longitudinal side portions of an upper surface of the absorbent article inwardly from side edges 1a of the absorbent member so that the backsheet forms a pair of hydrophobic areas A. Each of the hydrophobic areas A has a continuous or discontinuous sealed portion 10 formed by sealing the topsheet 2 and the backsheet 3 along each inner edge A' of each hydrophobic areas A. A body fluid retaining portion 20 is provided at a location lying outside of the sealed portion 10 on the skin contactable surface of the absorbent article. The body fluid retaining portion 10 is formed by folding the topsheet 2 so that the hydrophilic surface 2b forms the inside of the fold.